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The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed reports claiming that a curfew or movement restriction has been imposed in Ibadan and other parts of the state. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Command described the reports circulating in some quarters as false and misleading, assuring residents that there is no security situation warranting panic […]
Following his landslide victory in the just concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to officially receive the party’s certificate of return and flag as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The presentation ceremony is scheduled to hold on Sunday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International […]
Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) on Saturday, declared massive support for President Bola Tinubu during the APC presidential direct primary election in Oyo State. Senator Alli spoke after casting his vote at Ward 3, Ibadan North Local Government Area, describing the exercise as peaceful, transparent, credible and orderly. He said the process had been free […]
Oyo State Government has begun to pay compensation to owners of properties affected by the ongoing expansion and asphaltic reconstruction of the Ojoo/Akinyele Road, Ibadan, reaffirming its commitment to infrastructural development and fairness to the people affected by the project. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon Williams […]
Residents of Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State have been thrown into shock following the arrest of a teacher and choir master, Nathaniel Baiyegun, over the alleged abduction and killing of a 16-year-old secondary school student preparing for her WAEC examinations. The State Police Command explained that the 30-year-old suspect purportedly deceived […]
Workers in Oyo State have begun to receive subsidized food items from the state government as part of efforts to ease the financial burden ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The distribution exercise, coordinated through the Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State, was officially unveiled on Friday at the corporation’s premises in Ibadan. Speaking during the […]
Oyo State Government has suspended all excursions, field trips, sports competitions and other activities that involve moving students and teachers outside the school premises. This is in a bid to safeguard the lives of students and members of staff in Public and private schools across the State. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, […]
The National Ruling Party, All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially rescheduled its Governorship primary elections in Bauchi and Kwara States to Friday, May 22 2026. The Party also postponed the State House of Assembly primary elections for Maradun I and Maradun II constituencies in Zamfara State to Sunday, May 24 2026. The development was contained […]
As the Oyo state chapter concluded the the fourth batch of its scheduled primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections on Thursday, the leadership of the Party has disclosed that the peaceful and mature conduct of members throughout the period of the exercises would go down well in history stating that no amount of applause […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, popularly known as JAMB. He will succeed Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term in office is expected to end on July 31, 2026. Professor Aina, who will clock 40 years in July, […]
